SurvivalSurvival examines how long after diagnosis people live. Cancer survival is measured in a number of different ways depending on the intended purpose.
survival craft stationA mobile station in the maritime mobile service or the aeronautical mobile service intended solely for survival purposes and located on any lifeboat…
survival rate(ser-VY-vul ...) The percentage of people in a study or treatment group who are alive for a certain period of time after they were diagnosed with or…
Survival, Cause-specificA measure of net survival that is calculated by using the cause of death listed on death certificates to estimate the proportion of deaths due to cancer.
Survival, NetSurvival from cancer that is calculated in the absence of other causes of death.
Survival, ObservedAn estimate of the probability of surviving all causes of death for a specified time interval calculated from the cohort of cancer cases.
Survival, PeriodA newer method for calculating survival that uses only information from the most recent calendar years available.
Survival, Progression-FreeThe length of time during and after treatment in which a patient is living with a disease that does not get worse.
Survival, RelativeA measure of net survival that is calculated by comparing observed (overall) survival with expected survival from a comparable set of people that do not…
Surviving ParentA child’s living parent when the child’s other parent is dead, and the living parent has not remarried.
survivor(ser-VY-ver) One who remains alive and continues to function after overcoming difficulties or life-threatening diseases like cancer.
Survivorship(ser-VY-ver-ship) In cancer, survivorship covers the physical, psychosocial, and economic issues of cancer, from diagnosis until the end of life.
Survivorship lifeSurvivorship life insurance, also known as a second-to-die policy, is permanent insurance that covers the lives of two people and pays the death benefit…
susceptibilityIn electronic warfare, the degree to which electronic equipment is affected by electromagnetic energy radiated by an enemy's equipment, such as jamming…
susceptibility threshold1. The amount of undesired signal power required at the input terminals of a receiver to cause barely perceptible interference at the receiver output…
susceptibleInability to withstand injury due to biotic or. Opposite: resistance, tolerance.
susceptivenessIn telephone systems, the extent to which circuits pick up noise and low-frequency energy by induction from power systems.
SuspendedThe state of floating in water rather than being dissolved in it.
suspended fishFish at mid-level depths, neither on the surface nor on the bottom.
Suspended load (suspended sediment)Sediment that is supported by the upward components of turbulence in a stream and that stays in suspension for an appreciable length of time.
Suspended sentenceIf certain conditions are met, a jail sentence need not be served. The sentence is then suspended.
Suspended solidsWaste particles suspended in water. Suspended solids can harbor harmful microorganisms and toxic chemicals.
Suspended tradingSuspended trading means that an exchange has temporarily stopped trading in a particular stock or other security.
Suspender un procedimientoUna orden judicial que suspende un caso o algunos procedimientos designados del caso.
Suspense List/S-ListThe list maintained by the county voter registrar that contains the names of voters who fail to response to a confirmation notice, whose registration…
SuspensionThe temporary disqualification of a firm or individual from contracting with the government or participating in government programs, pending the outcome…
suspension cultureA type of culture in which cells and/or clumps of cells grow and multiply while suspended in a liquid medium.
suspension inquiry letteran Office action inquiring as to the status of the matter that is the basis for suspension of an application.
suspension lettersuspends the action on an application. An application may be suspended for a variety of reasons.
SustainA court ruling upholding an objection or a motion.
SustainableAn ecosystem condition in which biodiversity, renewability, and resource productivity are maintained over time.
Sustainable DevelopmentDevelopment with the goal of preserving environmental quality, natural resources and livability for present and future generations.
Sustainable ProductionThe renewable living resources and their habitats, including, but not limited to, spawning, mating, and nursery grounds, and areas established to minimize…
Sustainable tourismAccording to the World Tourism Organization, “envisaged as leading to management of all resources in such a way that economic, social and aesthetic…
Sustainable tourism certificationsPrograms that measure a range of environmental, socio-cultural, and economic equity issues both internally (within the business, service, or product) and…
Sustained OverdraftLong-term withdrawal from the aquifer of more water than is being recharged.
Sustained WindWind speed determined by averaging observed values over a two-minute period.
Sustained yieldThe maintenance in perpetuity of regular, periodic harvest of wood resources from forest land without damaging the productivity of the land.
SustainerPropulsion stage of a missile usually operating after the booster cutoff.
Sutent(SOO-tent) A drug used to treat gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) that have not responded to treatment with imatinib mesylate (Gleevec).
SV40Simian virus 40. A virus that infects some types of monkeys. It may also infect humans, and was found in some polio vaccines tested in the early 1960s.
SVCSwitched Virtual Circuit. An ATM network connection established through signaling. The user defines the endpoints when the call is initiated.
Sverdrupa unit of measure of volume transport equal to 106 m3/s, named in honor of the oceanographer Harald Sverdrup.
SVGA (Super Video Graphics Adapter)A graphics adapter one which exceeds the minimum VGA standard of 640 by 480 by 16 colors. Can reach 1600 by 1280 by 256 colors.
SVM (Secure Virtual Machine)Another name for AMD's version of virtualization assist, included in some 64-bit AMD processors. See AMD Virtualization.
SVOLA secondary volume configured in an XP series disk array that uses Continuous Access.
SVR1. Severe 2. Abbreviation for Severe Thunderstorm Warning
SwagA carved ornament in the form of a draped cloth or a festoon of fruit or flowers.
SwaleA low place in a tract of land, usually moister, and often having denser vegetation than the adjacent higher land.
Swamp CoolerA popular term used for an evaporative cooling device.
SwapWhen you swap or exchange securities, you sell one security and buy a comparable one almost simultaneously.
Swap FileA file used to temporarily store code and data for programs that are currently running.
swappingAn {operating system} is often able to run programs that require more memory than is physically available on the host system.
SwapsAn exchange of streams of payments over time according to specified terms. A common type is a fixed-for-floating swap, in which one party agrees to pay a…
Swarm (seismic swarm)A localized surge of earthquakes, with no one shock being conspicuously larger than all other shocks of the swarm.
Sway bara bar that is used to counteract any rolling force the NASCAR race car encounters during turns.
SWDOn a buoy report, Swell Direction is the compass direction from which the swell wave are coming from.
SWESnow Water Equivalent (the amount of water content in a snowpack or snowfall).
Swearing Back of ReferenceRemoving a reference (e.g., publication) from the prior art by providing evidence to the USPTO that either (1) conception of the invention occurred prior…
SWEATCasinos who are upset by players winning or having skill are said to "sweat" out their games. Also, a player who is losing and is worried.
Sweat EquityA borrower's contribution to the down payment for the purchase of a property in the form of labor or services rather than cash.
Sweep accountA brokerage firm or bank may automatically transfer - or sweep - a client's uninvested or surplus funds into a designated account.
sweep acquisitionA technique whereby the frequency of the local oscillator is slowly swept past the reference in order to assure that the pull-in range is reached.
Sweep JammingA narrow band of jamming that is back and forth over a relatively wide operating band of frequencies.
sweet elmThe inner bark of this plant has been used in some cultures to treat certain medical problems. It may have antioxidant effects.
SwellIncrease of bulk in soil or rock when excavated.
Swell DirectionThe direction from which the swells are propagating.
Swell pressureThe pressure required to maintain zero expansion.
Swept AreaIn reference to a wind energy conversion device, the area through which the rotor blades spin, as seen when directly facing the center of the rotor blades.
swimSlow, graceful, undesired movements of display elements, groups, or images about their mean position on a display surface, such as that of a monitor.
swim bladderA gas-filled sac found in the upper part of the body cavity of many bony fishes.
swimming luresSinking-type artificial baits designed to resemble a swimming baitfish. Such plus vibrate or wobble during retrieve and some have built-in rattles.
SwingThe Swing classes are part of a wider collection known as the Java Foundation Classes (JFC). Swing classes are defined in the javax.swing packages.
switchA Java keyword used to evaluate a variable that can later be matched with a value specified by the case keyword in order to execute a group of statements.
switch busy hourIn telephony, the busy hour for a single switch.
switch clusterThe combination of multiple command-line switches (e.g., -a -b -c) into one switch (e.g., -abc).
switch statementA selection statement in which the value of an arithmetic expression {expression!arithmetic} is compared for a match against different case labels.
switchboardEquipment used for manual switching operations.
switched access lineA communication path between local exchange and a customer interface (CI). [T1.401-1988]
switched circuitIn a communications network, a circuit that may be temporarily established at the request of one or more of the connected stations.
Switched Digital Acceptance Testing (SDAT)Describes acceptance testing procedures used when Switched Access Services are provided with a digital switch on digital facilities.
switched exchange access networkThe network of switching systems, interconnecting facilities, and equipment provided by an exchange carrier (EC) to provide telecommunications services…
switched loopIn telephony, a circuit that automatically releases a connection from a console or switchboard, once the connection has been made to the appropriate…
switched multimegabit data services (SMDS)A connectionless, broadband, packet-switched data service that provides LAN-like performance and features in metropolitan or wide areas.
switched networkA communications network, such as the public switched telephone network, in which any user may be connected to any other user through the use of message…
switched virtual circuit (SVC)An ATM network connection established through signaling. The user defines the endpoints when the call is initiated.